The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that Canada and Mexico will kick off bilateral talks about the potential renewal of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in May, as both countries await word on whether the U.S. will pursue trilateral negotiations. The Globe's Robert Fife writes that Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, and Mexican Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard announced the talks on Monday. At this point, there are no indications from the Trump administration that the three countries will hold trilateral talks on the free-trade pact. U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested he may scrap USMCA and reach separate deals with Canada and Mexico. Mr. Ebrard said Monday that Mexico would prefer trilateral talks. "We have always said that we are in favour of the agreement having its trilateral characteristics, but as of today we don't know when the U.S. and Canada will begin their talks." U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met separately last week in Washington with Mr. Ebrard and Mr. LeBlanc and the top Canadian negotiating team. Canada is hoping to use USMCA discussions to persuade the U.S. to lift tariffs on Canadian autos, steel and aluminum.